Monaco Grand Prix
Round 5 · 7 May 1978 ·Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Lauda
Brabham
2
Depailler
Tyrrell
1
Scheckter
Wolf
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Depailler | Tyrrell | 75 | 1:55:14.66 | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | Brabham | 75 | +22.45 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jody Scheckter | Wolf | 75 | +32.29 | 4 | |
| 4 | John Watson | Brabham | 75 | +33.53 | 3 | |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Tyrrell | 75 | +1:08.06 | 2 | |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 75 | +1:08.77 | 1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | McLaren | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | 71 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Team Lotus | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 62 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Ronnie Peterson | Team Lotus | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | James Hunt | McLaren | 43 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | Rolf Stommelen | Arrows | 38 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 29 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | Jacky Ickx | Ensign | 27 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Shadow | 24 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Rupert Keegan | Surtees | 8 | Transmission | 0 | |
| F | Jochen Mass | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Clay Regazzoni | Shadow | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jean-Pierre Jarier | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Vittorio Brambilla | Surtees | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Keke Rosberg | Theodore | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | Hesketh | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | René Arnoux | Martini | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Hector Rebaque | Team Lotus | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Brett Lunger | McLaren | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 | |
| F | Arturo Merzario | Merzario | 0 | Did not prequalify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify